Oklahoma had authored one of the best stories of the 2015 college football season, turning 2014’s 8-5 disappointment into a 4-0 record and Top 10 ranking entering Saturday’s Red River Rivalry showdown against Texas.
The Sooners can still have a special season with quarterback Baker Mayfield at the helm, but the disappointing 24-17 loss to the Longhorns ends the Sooners’ hopes of making a run at the College Football Playoff.
College football is topsy-turvy, and this season has shown that anything can happen (as proven by the four Top 10 teams that fell in Week 5), but the difficult, nine-game Big 12 slate leaves no room for error.